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And if a manוְאִישׁ כִּיhas an emissionתֵצֵא שִׁכְבַתof semen,זָרַעheמִמֶּנּוּshall batheוְרָחַץallאֶת כָּלhis bodyבְּשָׂרוֹin waterבַּמַּיִםand be uncleanוְטָמֵאuntilעַדthe evening.הָעָרֶב
Leviticus 15:16
Study it in the app“And if a man has an emission of semen, he shall bathe all his body in water and be unclean until the evening.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 15:16, word by word
- And if a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- has an emissionתֵצֵאtetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “tetse” appears- has an emissionשִׁכְבַתshichvat
emission
A man's emission of semen, which under the law left him unclean until evening.
Where else “shichvat” appears- of semenזָרַעzara
semen
The fluid from a man that gives rise to a child.
Where else “zara” appears- shall batheרָחַץrachats
wash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “rachats” appears- his bodyבְּשָׂרbesar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “besar” appears- in waterמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- and be uncleanטָמֵאtame
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “tame” appears- the eveningעָרֶבarev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “arev” appears
The context
15And the priest shall offer them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering; and the priest shall make expiation for him before YHWH for his discharge.
16 · This verse (above)
17And every garment and every skin on which there is an emission of semen shall be washed in water and be unclean until the evening.